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GREENWcOD'S GOOD MARKET - GOOD
FRIEGHTS---GOoD MERCHANTS.
Fine Institutions Of LcnrninS---GoOd
Prospects for The Youth OF tho
COuntry.--NIany Items Of Interest.
GKEE%WOOD, s. G., August -.

CkEE.s .sWDDlb, -. u, august 1901.
4 visit to the "FuuntAin City last week
prevented me from writing anything last
week.
Greenwood's first bale of new cotton has not
been brought In yet.
Rust is damaging cotton In some sections.
II has done no serious harm here.
Mr.. &. i. l.orick and Miss Maggie Lorick, OF
Columt iu visited Mr.. q. a. Swygrrt last week.
Rev. T. Fl. Leith has been invited to come
and preach ut this place sometime during The
summer. He will probably accepted the IN
vitatiOn.
boys in town. The youngestis about ten days
old and Abe Is as happy ~ king.
\ protractcd meeting at the Methodist
church closed last Wednesday,. During the
meeting several persons Joined the church
aud much interest was manifested by others.
The meeting was closed on account Of the
illness of the pastor, Rev. +. Aud.
Mr.. II. $. SpurEmun a representative OF Inc
well known house of w. c. Bee & Co., of Char
lesion came 10 town last week for the puSpoSr
of securing n store room in which TO carry on
q business in general merchandise and cotton
Capt. Fred Fisher and family and Mr.. W.
ID. Hard and family Of Charleston are IN the
city. The former are at the Greenwood Hotel
the latter arc the guests OF Maj. Is. +. Voc.
Five carloads OF bacon were sold mere IN ten
days not long since, OF course large quantities
Of meal, flour and other goods were also sold.
This docs not look like GrGenw0nd Is losing
her advantages commercially or her merchants
their wanted energy and vim We arc still in
the ring and we will not be "downed."
a most terrific rainstorn OF the season
The Greenwood Male High School Will open
It's first session two weeks from today; Con-
slider the advantages that this school oilers be-
fore sending your boy to any other,
We suspect anxious Inquirer,' who has
accused Atanta's eminent preacher and ad-
vochte Of prohibition and temperance, Dr. d.
B. Hawthorne of plagiarism In the late issue
Of the Augnsta Chronicle, Of being member
of the Abbeyille Bar instead OF IL citizen OF
Atlanta.
One day last week the negroes Of Cokesbury
and their friends of the bat at this place play
ed contest game on the Academy grounds:
The game consumed several hours and IT
would have exhausted the patience of the
most patient had not the monoiony been re.
lieved by an occasional dispute, fisticuH and
jeff Ramplcy, an intelligent and worthy
negro who was arrested here and convicted OF
retailing liquor without q license in the Unit
ed States District Court in Grcenville last
week has been released TO appear before the
court at the next session. Martin and Gle.
burne Grilfn also OF this place will be called
upon to account for engaging In the same IL
legal business during the next term.
Last Saturday IL horse whip was right etec-
lively used on one OF GrcenwoOuS : negro LOAF
cusslng the merits and dcmcrits Of one OF his
superiorS. Our town would never miss about
Il half dozen of this same worthless class and
we would suggest that free pass TO parts nn-
granted to the leading representatives.
Prof. A. S. Townes, Of Greenville was In
town last Saturday.
Mrs. J. X. burst is testing the curative pow
er of the ramouS Hillman electric well. She
will return in few days
Mr.. +. J. Bailey, who is now quite III, came
up from Augusta last Friday.
a few days since the car which Is used In
hauling rock from Pearcc's quarry to the q.
L. d =. road jumped the track and Il negro
who was on the car was seriously Injured.
other Northern cities to-day. He will .pur-
chase the largest and most select stock Of dry
goods ever brought to Greenwood.
On last Wednesday train OF twelve cars
filled with Charleston excursionisis passed up
the Columbia and GreenvilIe road.
The people of Greenwood know good thing
when they see 1t; this Is shown by the fact
that IL Is almost impossib lie 10 find man who
is not reader OF the Press and Bu,nner.
We have come to the conclusion that what
is usually termed "chcek" Is now worth more
to a man than manly.lntegrity. The man
who "blows his own horn" and not the man
who would show his worth by his work and
life, receives the sanctioning smile and
words OF encouragement Misrepresentation
nearing n total disregard for the truth on the
part Of many business men has done much to
bring about the present deplorable hnuncial
condition Of our people. How long will truth
and justice to ignored?
neighbors such "thorn in the flesh" From
Justices letter published in the Press and
Ronnc7. last week we infer that the advan-
tages of Gsccnwood and the entcrprisin5 spir-
II of her merchants has been for sometime
constant menace to the merchants of our
sister town Ninety-Six and that 1t Is now
very gratifying to them to be able TO say that
their advantages are not inferior to ours and
that they will hcnccforth sell goods at Green
wood prices. Were they able to do this they
would have sufficient cause for self congratu-
pcct the people of that section to buy their
supplies In this place We do not deny the
truthfulncSs of justices claims, hut would
merely call attention TO his assertion In re.
ference to freight rates to his town. He says
western freights are about the same" mean
ing that GreeDwO has no or but very little
advantage in Western freight rates which Is
inaenite; ] t So ot long @ as Ninetysix only sells
goods at "auOut'' the lowest prices, anu OF
course she can be expected to do no better
while she only has about the same freight
rates, we hope and confidently expect our
customers to continue TO visit our town which
has done so much for the farmers or The sur
rounding country. Greenwood still has ad-
vantages In both Eastern and Western freight
rates which has, in the past, enabled her to
lead In low prices as with her increasing rail-
road facilities, she will continue to lead. We
do not "puff and blow" our town In the pa
pers, we merely speak the truth In u plain
straightforward manner and no claims of
ours Is even disputed By persons who have
personally and practically tested our market
for the purpose of c1nTplms prices T vcw,orv
is visiting her uncle Mr.. j. r. 1.eavell.
DR.. S. l.. Swygert, Secretary of the Abbe-
vile Medical Association informs me that the
next quarterly meeting of the y association
will he held at Due West on Thursday the lSt
Of September. or course the doctors will be
entertained royalty while in that classic and
bospitable town.
Or. NJ. a. Bailey, of Albany, Ga, is visiting
his father, Mr.. james Bailey, after an absence
Of more than two years.
Mr.. Joe j. Cartledse, who has oecn q sales
in I,a pfR Rptlnv I5nrlS lSSflnlp " 20 !
for the last two years, will be found at the
store of j. w. Payne after the first of Septen-
Der, where he will be pleased to serve his
friends.
Mr. Hugh Wilson, of the Press and Banner
visited Greenwood last Friday.
Fiyc or six experienced cotton buyers will
max e this place their headquarters during the
coming season. This nsures u good market
which farmers Will appreciate
Miss Emma Major most eStimaDie young
lady died at her home here on last Wednes-
day after an Illness OF many months. She
WAS Il useful member Of the Methodist church |
from childhoud and devotion to the principles
of the christian religion has even character.
lied her life. The body was placed IN the
Greenwood cemetery on Thursday AFTERNOON.
Rev. w. T. Matthew'S iSSpcndinS Il few days
ut Glenn Springs. lie will return ncNtThurs-
day.
and friends were 1T ltllcy'S Hotel last Friday.
Rev. &. II. Garter anu family spent last
week with relatives ut Westminster.
Az ll;lll past ltll WI ItSL uiH5
meeting will he held III the Presbyterian
church in the interest Of the Bible Society.
Addresses Will be mado by Row. w. Il.
Mathews, Prot. j. r. Blake, Prof q. G. Hodges
Mr. j. T. McLees is the happy father OF two
girls. They are five days old to-day.
\ prutractcd meeting will be commenced at
'"rhc Rock" church on next Friday.
The third annual session OF the Greenwood
Female College will open on Thursday the 1st
Of Septemqer. This ll0urishing young insti-
tuition Is growing in usefulness, and OF course
itS daily Increasing. The Iuturp OfI